All Entries in the "Reviews: Gigs" Category
REVIEW: SCARLET RASCAL AND THE TRAINWRECK AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (30/01/12)
Bristol’s Louisiana has been known to host some legendary bands before they fully break into the business and tonight seems no different. Local quartet Scarlet Rascal & The Trainwreck are this evening’s headliners with support from Crybaby. There’s certainly a buzz in the air, as the Bristolian headliners have been causing quite a stir on [...]
REVIEW: MY RUIN AT BRISTOL TUNNELS (25/01/12)
I have never been to the Tunnels before, so it was a bit of a new adventure for me as I walked through the doors for tonight show. You see it felt like a working men’s club and it didn’t take me long to find where the stage was – it kind of felt like [...]
REVIEW: BOYZ II MEN AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (29/01/12)
The O2 Academy is packed to the brim tonight, thanks to RnB veterans Boyz II Men. A career spanning over twenty years, the soulful trio were ready to bring their hits to Bristol. The crowd could span over twenty years itself as older, loyal fans are mixed with young hipsters and die hard RnB lovers. [...]
REVIEW: WILD FLAG AT BRISTOL THEKLA (27/01/12)
Tonight, Bristol’s Thekla plays home to Portland’s finest quartet Wild Flag. Arriving at around 7:30pm, the venue seems eerily quiet and sparks a questionable atmosphere. Thankfully, by the time support band Peggy Sue take to the stage, the boat has filled a little and the girls aren’t faced with an empty room. The London three-piece [...]
REVIEW: HOWLER AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (23/01/12)
NME’s latest band crush Howler are the headlining act tonight at Bristol’s Louisiana. Having had their ego’s massaged by the British press, it’s no surprise that tonight’s tiny room is jam packed full of sixth-formers, inquisitive older chaps and plenty of local media types. Support tonight comes from solo act Man Made. 19-year-old Nile Marr [...]
REVIEW: THE HORRORS AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (20/01/12)
The crowd gathered in this renovated church might range from diehards donned in “I Am A Horror” t-shirts to those who have only perked up their ears after “Still Life” hit the Radio One Playlist last year, but the levels of enthusiasm remain equally high in all corners of the room and, come the end [...]
REVIEW: TOPLOADER AT BRISTOL FLEECE (21/01/12)
The Fleece hums and fizz’s with anticipation and a strange vibe to the room mainly due to the fact that the audience is a strange mix, hardcore followers crowding at the front , somewhat older in age, with a boisterous gathering of a younger generation, provided by the moderately younger in age, support acts. The [...]
REVIEW: M83 AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (17/01/12)
M83 have endured a rapid rise to fame in the last few weeks thanks in no small part to having Midnight City being used as the theme tune to a TV show (who’s name I won’t sully my review with) being announced as the title music for this year’s BBC Olympic coverage and extensive play [...]
REVIEW: MANIC STREET PREACHERS AT LONDON O2 (17/12/11)
There aren’t many indie bands who can fill London’s 20k capacity O2 arena but our favourite Welsh beat combo the Manics took it all in their stride. Granted, they did pack out the 66k capacity Cardiff Millennium Stadium back in 1999 but a lot has happened since then. One thing’s for sure, this gig was [...]
REVIEW: ALCOPOP RECORDS CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE SILVER BULLET, LONDON
You gotta love indie record labels. The whole vibe and ethos is envigorating, in a world where tripe like X Factor and shit compilation CDs dominate. We’ve been big fans of the Oxford-based Alcopop for a while now. And not just because, we do indeed, love alcopops. This takeover of the awesomely underrated Silver Bullet, [...]
REVIEW: FIONN REGAN AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (04/12/11)
Fionn Regan is mid way through a national tour of churches and having played Union Chapel in London and St Barnabus’ in Oxford you would have to assume that he would have been disappointed to find himself at the Trinity Centre. The former church has been converted with little care or attention to detail, and [...]
REVIEW: THE VACCINES AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (02/12/11)
The Vaccines have that cross-genre appeal. They merge the in your face punk of The Clash and co with the depth of Interpol and the swagger of Oasis and leave you begging for more. Wearing a peace sign tee, frontman Justin shows how multi talented he really is – shying away from the whimsical Mumford [...]
REVIEW: CW STONEKING AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (22/11/11)
CW Stoneking is an enigma. His modern day spin on classical deep south blues brings the music to life for everyone. His cross-generation appeal was clear to see at this packed out gig at Bristol Trinity Centre. There were old folk embarking upon a stroll down memory lane, rockabilly types with their brill cream hair [...]
REVIEW: JOSH T PEARSON AT CARDIFF CLWB IFOR BACH (24/11/11)
Nine months on the road will wear out the toughest performer, and for this gentle soul it has definitely been taking its toll. Josh T Pearson has a cold and gratefully receives the pack of Lockets thrown by a generous fan “Honey and lemon eh? Thanks honey…and…lemon”. These light moments punctuate Pearson’s set, during which [...]
REVIEW: SKRILLEX AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (29/11/11)
I arrived at the already packed venue. There was an unbelievable buzz of anticipation of supporting act Flux Pavilion and main act, international sensation, Skrillex. Flux Pavilion entertained the crowd for 45 bass filled minutes. His set was absolutely mind-blowing, and for a split second forgot I had gone for Skrillex’s performance! The second the [...]
REVIEW: JAMES BLAKE AT BRISTOL ANSON ROOMS (29/11/11)
James Blake has been on the tip of many a tongue this year, after slotting himself onto every ‘cool’ music list in 2011. This thrust the London–born lad into the limelight, with hipsters galore tagging along for the ride. After releasing his self-titled debut album back in February, it was clear that however ‘trendy’ this [...]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: JOSH T PEARSON LIVE INSTORE AT RISE BRISTOL (25/11/11)
247 Magazine favourite Josh T Pearson, who we interviewed for last month’s South West magazine, stopped off at Rise Records in Bristol en route from his Cardiff gig to play Exeter Phoenix (review HERE). More than 50 people turned up to see him, hear him and have him sign shit. We were there too see… [...]
REVIEW: BESNARD LAKES AT BRISTOL THEKLA (21/11/11)
Suuns enter the stage drowning it in in downbeat electronic drones, drawing on the kind of atmospherics which Primal Scream tried to use on XTRMNTR. Guitars sounded, at points, icy-thin, as if the are being played bouncing off the surface of a frozen lake. With clunking beats generating a trance like mood that definitely gets [...]
REVIEW: JOSH T PEARSON AT EXETER PHOENIX (25/11/11)
The stage is bare, the lights are low and Josh T Pearson, the man who reigns from Texas, is stood with nothing but a guitar, voice and beard to his performance. No Gimmicks, no magic tricks just a simple finger plucking guitar enthused sound, both lulling and melodic. His voice and lyrical ability bears similarities [...]
REVIEW: OCEAN COLOUR SCENE AT WESTLANDS, YEOVIL (24/11/11)
A fantastically set stage and impressive lighting rig welcomed everyone through the main doors at the Westlands Leisure Complex, Yeovil this evening. The anticipation for this show was growing due to the arrival of Ocean Colour Scene’s dedicated fan base and the prospects of a nostalgia fuelled, anthemic evening. Ocean Colour Scene have been shaping [...]
